Peterson competed in the last four meets of the season,
including the ECAC Championships. In her first appearance of the
season, the Colonial Classic, Peterson earned the second highest
Yale score on the bars, a 9.7.

Peterson made an immediate impact in her rookie year as one of
Yale's most consistent competitors on the vault, bars and floor
exercise. She was continually chosen to lead off the line up in
each of these events, leaving no doubt that she will soon emerge as
a strong all-around competitor. She also earned the title of ECAC
Scholar-Athlete.

Prior to coming to Yale, Peterson was a level 10 competitor for
Five Star Gymnastics. She qualified to the Junior Olympic Nationals
in 2002 and finished her club career as a member of the high school
nationals-winning team from Massachusetts in 2003. Peterson is a
graduate of Lincoln Sudbury High School.